Word · Frequency #1932
Fully loadedprisoner
囚犯；犯人；战俘
a person who is confined, especially one captured in war
作“战俘”讲时通常说 prisoner of war。
- 1.
A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
在监狱中服刑或等待审判的人
- 2.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
被拘禁的人,尤指战俘
- 3.
Any person held against their will.
被强制拘留的人
- 4.
A person who is or feels confined or trapped by a situation or a set of circumstances.
被情况或环境限制或困住的人
在监狱中服刑或等待审判的人；被拘禁的人,尤指战俘；被强制拘留的人；被情况或环境限制或困住的人；囚犯
In use
A prisoner must appear before the judge today.
The prisoners work in the workshop every morning.
The prisoner asked the guard for a book to read.
be a prisoner (of/in sth)
表示被囚禁的状态。
The soldiers were prisoners in a small cell.
士兵们被囚禁在一个小牢房里。
take/capture/hold sb prisoner
prisoner作为宾语补足语。
The enemy took the soldier prisoner.
敌人俘虏了那名士兵。
prisoner of (war/conscience/state)
固定短语，表示特定类型的囚犯。
He was a prisoner of war for five years.
Connections
Collocations
- political prisoner
- 政治犯
- The regime released several political prisoners.该政权释放了几名政治犯。
- prisoner of war
- 战俘
- He was taken prisoner of war during the conflict.他在冲突中被俘成为战俘。
- life prisoner
- 终身监禁犯
- The life prisoner will never be released.这名终身监禁犯永远不会被释放。
- hold prisoner
- 关押；扣留
- The rebels held the soldiers prisoner for months.叛军将士兵们关押了数月。
- release a prisoner
- 释放囚犯
- The government decided to release the prisoner early.政府决定提前释放该囚犯。
- prisoner's rights
Learner notes
Memory Tip
prison（监狱）+ er（人）= 监狱里的人，即囚犯。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: [court, prison, war]; note_zh: 通常用于法律或军事场景，指被关押的人。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为prisoners
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending with 'oner' that sound like 'prisoner': coroner, toner. Lookalike: prison (different sound, no final r). Similar ending sound /ənɚ/: dinner, winner.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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